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1911 



The Story of the 
Civil War 

Told by those who took part 

in the conflict of fifty 

years ago 



A Series of Meetings ai All Souls Church, Prooklyn 

in connection with a Patriotic Encampment 

December 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, 1911 



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■V. 

^ FACTS ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR 

THE intent of the All Souls Encampment is to commemorate the 
50th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War and to better 
acquaint the rising generation with the important facts in connec- 
tion with that great epoch in history. Eye witnesses of the war and 
men of national reputation will speak on different phases of the Re- 
bellion. 

The primary cause of the war was slavery and out of this question 
other problems arose which resulted in the four years' struggle. 

A few important facts to remember are: 

The Missouri Compromise of 1820. 

The Kansas-Nebraska Bill, May 31, 1854. 

The Dread Scott Decision, March 6, 1857. 

The John Brown Raid, October 16, 1859. 

Abraham Lincoln, President, March 4, i860. 

South Carolina passed an ordinance of Secession, January 9, 1861. 

Confederacy formed at Montgomery, Ala., February 4, 1861. 

First Gun of the war fired at Fort Sumpter, April 12, 1861. 

Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. 

The Trent affair, November 8, 1861. 

Monitor and Merrimac engagement, March 9, 1862. 

Capture of New Orleans by Farragut, April 25, 1862. 

Gen. R. E. Lee took command of the Confederate army June 3, 1862. 

Battle of Manassas, April 29, 30, 1862 

Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. 

Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. 

Emancipation Proclamation, January i, 1863 

Battle of Chancellorsville, May 2, 3, 1863 

Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. 

Surrender of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863 

Battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 20, 1863. 

Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 24, 25, 1863 

Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 6, 1864 

Sherman left Atlanta on march to the sea, November 16, 1864 

Battle of Five Forks, April i, 1865 

Lee's army surrendered, April 9, 1865 

President Lincoln assassinated, April 14, 1865 



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THE STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR 
THE PRELUDE 

Sunday, December 3, ign 
10.45 o'clock A. M. 

Organ Prelude Patriotic airs 

Invocation Rev. L. Ward Brigham, D.D. 

Anthem — "A Song of Liberty" Mrs. H. H. Beach 

Announcements Herbert F. Gunnison 

Reading of Scriptures Col. James M. Spencer, D.D. 

Chaplain of the United Confederate Veterans' Association, 
Lexington, Ky. 

Soprano Solo. 

Prayer Rev. L. Ward Brigham, D.D. 

Hymn 858 — "My Country 'Tis of Thee". The Congregation 

Address — "The Prelude to the Civil War". .Oswald Garrison Villard 

Grandson of William Lloyd Garrison and author of "John 
Brown, a Biography Fifty Years After." 

Anthem — "To Thee, Oh Country" •. . . J. Cichberg 

Offertory. 

Hymn 861 — Army Hymn The Congregation 

Benediction. 

Postlude — Grand March, 

George Ricard Post G. A. R. in attendance. 



Visiting troops in uniform. 
In addition to delegations from Grand Army Posts, army sta- 
tions, the Navy Yard and battleships and representatives of colored 
homes and churches, patriotic societies and veteran organizations, the 
following troops of American Boy Scouts and Boys' Brigades will be 
present on different nights : 

Boy Scouts. 

The Dan. Sickles' Troop, Manhattan. 

The First Signal Corps of National Headquarters, Rutherford, N. J. 

The Marcy Avenue Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn. 

The Wells Memorial Church, Brooklyn. 

Boys' Brigade. 

The Central Congregational Church, Brooklyn. 

The Central Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn. 

Marines. 

The Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn Navy Yard Station. 



EARLY EVENTS 

Sunday, December 3, 191 1 
4 o'clock P. M. 

Organ Prelude Patriotic airs 

Mozart, Op. 15 All Souls String Quartette 

Prayer Rev. L. Ward Brigham, D.D. 

Address — "The Beginning of the War" 

Uncle Tom's Cabin— The Sale of a Slave Girl in Plymouth 
Church — The Election of Abraham Lincoln — The Secession of the 
States— The Firing Upon Fort Sumpter— The Call for Troops— 
The Departure of the Brooklyn Regiments. 

Gen. Horatio C. King 
Of the Army of the Potomac. For nearly fifty years a member 
of Plymouth Church. 

Speakers' Escort of Honor — Col. Andrew D. Baird, Col. James D. 
Bell, Col. Lewis R. Stegman, Col. Francis M. Crafts and 
Dr. George W. Brush. 

Anthem — "To Thee, Oh Country" J. Cichberg 

Offertory. 

Hymn — "Onward Christian Soldiers" The Congregation 

Benediction. 

Abel Smith Post G. A. R. in attendance. 

All Souls Choir 
Miss Maude E. Klotz, Soprano Mr. Francis A. Weismann, Tenor 
Mrs. B. W. Marinus, Contralto Mr. W. W. Fitzhugh, Bass 
Emil Dillmann, Organist and Choirmaster 

General King has loaned to the Encampment, headquarters flags of 
the several corps of the Army of the Potomac, and Plymouth Church 
has loaned pictures of Henry Ward Beecher, President Lincoln and his 
cabinet, and the original Bill of Sale and picture of "Pinkey," the nine- 
year-old slave girl sold at auction in Plymouth Church. 



The Patriotic Encampment will be formally opened on Tuesday, 
December 5th, at seven o'clock, upon receipt of a message from 
President Taft, sent by wireless to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and 
transmitted by wireless to the Parish House, where it will be received 
by members of the Wireless First Signal Corps, National Head- 
quarters, A. B. S. 

The "Mess" Room of the Encampment will be open on Tuesday, 
at 6.30 o'clock, where a hot supper will be served. 

Encampment open every afternoon and evening of December 
6th, 7th and 8th, 



THE GREAT BATTLES 

Tuesday, December 5, 191 1 
7.30 o'clock P. M. 

Organ Prelude Patriotic airs 

Presiding Paul K. Ames 

Solo W. W. Fitzhugh, Jr. 

"Tenting on the Old Campground" The Audience 

The Great Battles of the Civil War Major Gen. Daniel E. Sickles 

Commander of the famous Third Corps at the Battle of 
Gettysburg. 

Speaker's Escort of Honor: 

Brigadier Gen. James McLeer. 

Major General Edward L. Molineaux. 

Gen. Robert Avery. 

Captain Miles O'Reilly. 

Grant Post, G. A. R., in attendance. 

"Battle Cry of Freedom" The Audience 

The Dan. Sickles' Troop, Boy Scouts, will act as patrol and guard. 

Marines of the U. S. Navy Yard in attendance. 

Patriotic Encampment, in Parish House, open at close of services. 



SOUTHERN NIGHT 

Wednesday, December 6, 191 1 
7.30 o'clock P. M. 

Organ Prelude Patriotic airs 

Presiding Walter B. Gunnison, Ph.D. 

Solo Francis A. Weismann 

"Dixie" The Audience 

Address — "The War Spirit of the South in 1861" 

John H. Wyeth, M.D. 

Member of Co. I of the Alabama Cavalry, serving under 
Generals Forest, Morgan and Wheeler. Author of "The Life of 
General Nathan B. Forest" and Civil War articles. 

"My Maryland" The Audience 

Speaker's Escort, Representatives of the Southern Society. 

Guests Received by Men's Club of All Souls Church, 

William R. Lasher, President 

Patrol Scouts in attendance. 

U. S. Marines and Sailors on guard. 

Patriotic Encampment in Parish House. 



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Thursday, December 7, 1911 
7.30 o'clock P. M. 

Organ Prelude Patriotic airs 

Presiding Frank J. Arnold 

Selection — Jubilee Songs Southern Male Jubilee Octet 

Address — "The Products of Freedom" George E. Wibecan 

Of the United States Postal Department. 

Selections — Melodies Southern Male Jubilee Octet 

Boy Scouts and Marines on guard. 

Former slaves in attendance ; many of them are from the Brooklyn 
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Friday, December 8, 191 1 
7.30 o'clock P. M. 

Organ Prelude Patriotic airs 

Presiding Rev. L. Ward Brigham, D.D. 

Solo Francis A. Weismann 

Hymn 393— "Peace Triumphant" The Audience 

Address— "World Peace" Rev. Frederick Lynch 

Member of the Second Hague Conference 

Hymn — "The Star Spangled Banner" The Audience 

Scouts and Blue Jackets in attendance. 

The collection of flags displayed in this church has been generously 
loaned by Dr. R. J. Freedman for this occasion. These flags include 
the standards of all nations and various symbolical peace flags, all of 
which are to be placed as the permanent exhibit in the Palace of Peace 
at the Hague. 

The Patriotic Encampment in the Parish House. 



THE PATRIOTIC ENCAMPMENT 

PARISH HOUSE 

All Souls Church, Flatbush 

Ocean and Ditmas Avenues 

December 5, 6, 7 and 8 



Opens Tuesday Evening at 7 o'clock and will continue, after- 
noon and evening, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 



Hot meals will be served every evening (beginning on Tuesday 
at 6.30) in the Encampment Mess. 



There will be many and varied attractions in the Camp Canteen. 



Valuable articles for sale in the Red Cross Tent. 



Stories told around the Camp Fire by Veterans of the War. 



Camp Life fully and faithfully depicted. 



Uniforms and dresses of the period of the Civil War. 



A large assortment of Holiday Goods for sale in the various 
Tents. 

In the Canteen will be a Wireless Service for public use, by the 
courtesy of the First Signal Corps of National Headquarters, A. B. S. 
Chief Signal Officer L. W. Current, ist Lieutenant C. R. Brooks, 
2d Lieutenant B. Wood, Chief Operator C. Huebner and Staff. Wire- 
less Code letters for All Souls Church Station, "B. G." Official busi- 
ness or social telegrams filed with Western Union or Postal Telegraph 
directed via United Wireless, New York World, Care All Souls 
Church, Code Letter "B. G.," will be promptly transmitted. 



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